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Feb. 2 1926.

I J. LPBENNETT DEVICE 0R IMPLEMENT FOR KILLING OR DISABLING INSECTS, FLIES, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 9, 192:

0/ NVENTOR ATTO Patented Feb. 2, 1926 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN L. BENNETT, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO U. S. MANUFACTURING COR- PORATION, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

DEVICE OR IMPLEIVIENT FOR KILLING OR DISABLING INSECTS, FLIES, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed February 9, 1923.. Serial No. 617,956.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN L. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Decatur, in the county of Macon and Stateof Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Device or Implement for Killing or Disabling Insects, Flies, and the like, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices or implements for killing or disabling insects, flies, and the like and the principal object is to provide such a device which is very eflioient for this purpose and exceedingly durable and effective in use,

A further object of this invention is the provision of a strong and resilient handle connected to a flexible and resilient body, the connection being very secure whereby the device as a whole has the necessary flexibility and resiliency to obtain best results upon manipulation.

Further objects include the provision of an advantageous form of advertising, a secure method of fastening and anchormg the handle within the body portion of the killer, and various other detailed improvements which result in providing a device of maximum durability and efficiency.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invent-ion consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and then sought to be defined in the appended claim, reference being had in the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof and which shows merely for the purpose of illustrative disclosure a preferred embodiment of my invention, it being expressly understood, however, that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claim without digressing from my inventive idea.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a device constructed according to my invention, parts being broken away to facilitate the disclosure, and the long handle being broken for convenience.

Figure 2 is an clevational View of the front of the striking or body part of the device.

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on line 33 of Figure 2 on an enlarged scale.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral l designates the body of the device as a whole, this being preferably formed of wire netting or other suitable reticulated material. It is to be noted that one edge is a selvage 2 and that both the side edges 3 and top edge 4 are folded upon themselves to provide a reinforcement therearound. Flexible binding 5 is secured to both faces of the side and top edges of the'device, this being preferably in the form of a single piece of soft material, such as felt and the like, which is folded over the edges and secured thereto by stitching 6 which passes through the interstices of the body, thereby securely fastening the binding thereupon.

The body 1 is preferably rectangular in shape and its lower corner portions 7 are folded upon the body along lines 8 so as to form portions of two ply thickness and provide a triangular extension beyond the transverse terminal portion of the binding element. The top edges 9 of the folded portions extend in a horizontal direction and in substantial alinement with each other.

10 designates the handle member which is preferably formed of a suitable metallic wire twisted upon itself as at 11 for substantially its entire length, the free ends being at t e bottom. At the top said handle member is in the form of a triangular loop 12 having the sides 13 and the base 14. As the triangle is inverted the base is at the top and it is connected to the sides by the rounded angles 15. The handle is provided with a suitable gripping member 16 preferably in the form of wood having the lower end of the handle member suitably inserted in said gripping member and locked in position by means of the ferrule 17.

The handle member is secured to the body member by positioning said triangular loop between the folded corner portions and the body. the sides 13 of said triangular loop closely fitting within the folds of said corner portions, for substantially their entire length, their angles of inclination being substantially the same. In order to hold these parts securely together I provide the securing means 18 which are passed through the folded corner portions and the body and are positioned just within the sides of said triangular loop. These securing means 18 are in the form of elongated staples and are arranged to extend in parallel relation with the sides of said triangular loop, whereby the handle member is securely wedged portion of the body member. Additionalsecuring means 18 are passed through the body portion and the upper edges 9 of the folded port-ions, preferably passing through the-flexible binding These set-he base 14 of said triangular-loop. This method of construction and manner of securing the parts together results in a vet-y firm and secure fastening of thehandle to the body so that .the parts operate as a unit and, give the resultant flexibility and resilience o the. part in manipulation.

For advertising purposes I may provide a card 20, this being substantially triangular in shape having its sides inclinedon substantially the same angles as, the lines of the folds of the corner portions, so-

that said card tits tightly Withinthe pocket formed l'JQli XX-GCH the folded corner: portions andthe body. This card is preferably ipositioned between the triangular loop 12 and the body. of the device and 1S fastened. in position by the passage ofsecuring means;

18 therethrough. These, securing, means are. clamped down tightly; so thatthe: parts through which they pass are very firmly and securely held together.

lVhat I claim is: A device of the character described including in combination; flexible body of substantially rectangularshape having its curing means 18 are also preferablyrelon gated; staples and are arranged parallel'to lower corner portions foldedupon thebodyss along lines "which converge toii'ard' a point" and form a triangular extension, a ban dle member having diverging portions positioned between the body.andasaid. folded portionsnt the said triangular extension 40 and fitting. closely within the folds and se-, curing means passing through the body and, the folded portions anl positioned between. the diverging portions, additional securing means. passing through the body and thej45 folded portions and loeatedjabove. the saijdt divergingportions, and a binding element secined tothe outer end=-andsideedges of: the hocy and having transverse terminal portions extending across the body at the triangular extension. and extending beyond the said folded portions.

In testimony that I claim theforegoing, I have hereunto set myhand this. 30th:day of January, 1923. v

JOHN L; BENNETT: 

